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Grant Recipients

Priorities of Curry County Cultural Coalition

1. Advocate for Curry County’s collective cultural resourcesSuch as a publicity campaign to promote local facilities and events, marketing and communication materials

Examples: In 2008 a grant was awarded to Friends of Cape Blanco for printing new rack cards to advertise the lighthouse and historic Hughes House, plus Theatre 101 received a grant for advertising.

2. Preserve and enhance cultural and historic resourcesSuch as projects which preserve local historic and cultural sites, ways to increase visitation and participation at those sites, and equipment needed for a specific purpose

Example: In 2011 a grant was awarded for the Chetco Historical Memorial for Native American history.

3. Promote Curry County arts, humanities, and heritage to residents and
visitorsSuch as the creation of performing arts centers, advertising and promotion to residents and tourists about cultural opportunities, projects that promote cooperation between arts/cultural organizations and Chambers of Commerce and other community groups, tour packages which include cultural offerings, and the production of a video or CD about local artists.

Examples: Three grants have been given for sound systems and enhancing the performing arts space to the Pistol River Concert Association in 2006, the Curry County Fair in 2010, and Stagelights Musical Arts Community in 2012.

4. Broaden and deepen public perception of the arts, humanities, and
heritage of Curry CountySuch as developing information system that improves dialogue among county musicians, artists, and historians, more classrooms/studies for art and music instruction, county-wide competitions for student artists, musicians, writers bringing cultural and entertainment programs from other places to the people of Curry County.

Example: 2011 grants were awarded in Port Orford for storyteller and OMSI traveling science fair and to Curry County Fair for parrot show.

In December 2017 the Curry County Cultural Coalition (CCCC) awarded grants totaling $8,320 to eleven organizations whose projects most closely fit the goals and guidelines of the Oregon Cultural (OCT) and the CCCC.

Brookings Area Council for the Arts for its American Music Festival Concerts in the Park series at Azalea Park, Brookings. $750

Curry Arts, Inc. for the Gold Beach Brew & Arts Festival. $1,000

Ellensburg Theater Company for the ETC Dance Theater Collaborative. $1,000

Friends of Curry Library for the Children’s Book Illustration. $610

Friends of Langlois the Library for An Evening with Jane Kirkpatrick. $585

Pelican Bay Arts Association for the Festival of Art in Stout Park. $375

Southern Oregon Public Television for the SOPTV Student Showcase. $ 750

OCT funds are generated through direct donations, the sales of Cultural Heritage license plates, and individual state tax credits. One third of the money that the OCT grants each year is distributed among 45 county and tribal cultural coalitions, based on population. These autonomous coalitions set their own priorities and re-grant OCT funds within their jurisdictions. The Curry County Cultural Coalition reviews applications annually and awards grants to groups that fulfill the OCT mission of increasing public participation in Oregon culture, giving priority to first-time applicants.